LatinaLista — There’s no debate that in the 2008 presidential election Democrats owned cyberspace when it came to tapping into its full potential to harness support for then Sen. Barack Obama. Since then, as we saw last week with the Republican National Convention, the GOP did their homework and unveiled a robust social media presence. [...]
Viernes Video: Black Latina is latest actress breaking down Hollywood barriers by creating her own web series
LatinaLista — Actress Reagan Gomez knows how hard it is to break into Hollywood. This daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and African American father is a black Latina and with Latina acting roles relegated to stereotypical parts such as maids, gang members and overall troublemakers, Gomez knew she was going to have to create [...]
Video: Author Erasmo Guerra relives his past to create a haunting memoir
LatinaLista — Author and journalist Erasmo Guerra has come a long way from his roots in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley — both geographically and professionally. An award-winning writer, Guerra splits his time between covering issues in the Latino community happening today in New York City and remembering his past from which he draws some [...]
Intrn’l Video: Alternative Mexican band sings about Mexicans’ exhaustion and impatience with their government
LatinaLista — “Natural as velcro and synthetic as leather” is the description of the alternative Mexican music group Mexican Institute of Sound. The band has steadily been growing in popularity not just because of their skillful creations featuring electronic elements but equally for the thought-provoking lyrics they marry with their compositions. The latest album from [...]
Video: The futility of separating Latino identity from Latino culture
LatinaLista — “Being Hispanic is cool.” It’s the heart of the message that Glenn Llopis, founder of the Center for Hispanic Leadership, shares in his first episode from the new web series, “Lessons From My Father,” created in partnership with YouTube’s MiTu network. The series’ focus is to show how the Latino culture can be [...]
Video: GOP creates companion convention site “without walls”
LatinaLista — Though Hurricane Isaac has delayed the start of the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, organizers of the now three-day conservative political event have made sure that the convention doesn’t miss a day — in cyberspace. Building and strengthening their online presence, the Republican Party is making sure to be ‘virtually’ connected [...]
